Wednesday, January 20, 2010

A quorum of the Sons have agreed to participate in a debate, where YOU the SoSG readers get to pick the questions! Rules of the debate are as follows:

1. SoSG readers have until the end of day today, January 20, to submit your questions by posting them as a comment for this post (alternatively, for those of you who prefer a more discreet channel, you can email your questions to us at the address on the sidebar);

2. I will compile the list of questions (which may be edited due to space constraints, appropriateness, etc.; all decisions are final), and then publish the list of questions (not to exceed 20 in total) in a separate post which will run on Thursday, January 21;

3. Sons will then have until the end of Thursday to post their own responses to the questions.

Unlike in a real debate, there is no time limit constraining the Son when answering the questions. On top of that, unlike in a real debate, members of the audience (the readers) can chip in real-time with their comments (positive and negative).

Chaos is bound to ensue. Let's see how it goes! Post your questions for the Sons, SoSG readers!

1. How do you order your scotch?2. Who is your favorite minor Simpson's character and why?3. Provide a limerick based on the Dodgers off season signings of one of the following players: Kemp, Broxton, Ethier, Loney, Billingsley, or Flay Breezy.

1) Ned calls and offers you the opportunity to put together a contract offer to a free agent. The constraints are as follows:* Contract can cover 1 or 2 years sticking to current precedent though you may defer payments through 2012.* The team budget will be $100 million in 2010 and $85 million in 2011-12 (damn divorce!). You may spread out value as you see fit but your offer will constrict Ned's ability to offer contracts during the duration of your proposed contract.* The Dodgers roster and the free agent pool as of 3 pm PDT on 20-Jan-2010 applies.

What is your offer and to whom? Explain how you expect this to effect the Dodgers of 2010 and beyond.

@ Neeebs-The desert island question made me laugh out loud on the plane, leading to scornful looks from my seatmate and the airline assistant (or whatever they want to be called these days). Nicely played!

Time for some real thought provoking questions. You will answer me these questions three.

Question the first: You are trapped at the end of a tunnel. A horde of Giants fans are pursuing you. You find three weapons at your disposal: an Atlas of the country Tanzania, the lost memoirs of Rutherford B. Hayes, and a figure made out of fusilli pasta shaped like Jerry Seinfeld. What do you use to make your escape, and how?

Question the Second: A person approaches you and asks you to prove the existence of Frank McCourt's cash flow. How do you respond while using the Scopes Monkey Trial as a reference?

Question the Third: While watching TV, you stumble across an infomercial advertising the newest product, the Snug-Wow: a combination of the Snuggie and the Sham-Wow. When seeing this, who is the first Dodger from the 1981 season that comes to mind, and why?

2001 was pre-SOSG but come 2010 you will be a favorite to win for sure.

Dusty

beer drinking and historical metaphors. After you take a drink you have to compare the taste to a historical event or historical person of significance. I will have to tell you the story about the whether Gary Coleman was a person of historical significance and how he was like a last taste of new castle...heated debate it was.